Going to track sodium.... been avoiding doing that, but it's time... I LOVE SODIUM! mmm mmm mmm!

So, my biggest weight loss struggle is consistently eating healthy.

I am a disciplined exerciser for the most part, but I struggle with eating healthy. I am a foodie... I love high cal restaurant meals. I love having dessert. I love wine and cheese. I love pop and chips with my television at night. Worst of all, I love cooking and baking, and trying out new recipes. Letting go of my love affair with food has been the hardest. I have learned though that an ocassional bad day is not the end of the world, and that mentality has helped me a lot.

Second biggest struggle is travel. I travel to hotels atleast once a month. It is hard to stay on track with room service, and eating out, and all the goodies that call out to me on a road trip! But, I do manage to get better with each trip.

I started tracking sodium a couple weeks ago and rarely ever hit at or stay under the amount MFP has allotted me. I am definetly trying to work on it though.

My biggest challenge to losing weight is my emotions. I want a treat for everything! When I have had a bad day, a good day, when there is something to celebrate, when there is something to mourn, when it's been a busy day, when it's been a long week, when it's someone's birthday....you get the picture! I am working on trying to change that but am struggling because every idea I have is something that is not really in the budget right now (like get a manicure, pedicure, hair done, etc). But am definetly going to keep trying to work it.

I love exercising so lately I have been repeating to myself "I work out too much not to look good" when I feel myself getting weak.

I applaud your commitment, Carolina! I hope someday I can see the results you've been getting.

And Robin, your new pic is hot!

Pre-logging works well for me, as well as planning out my day/meals a bit better.

Right now I'm finding that I'm trying to take it day by day. My knee is starting to feel a bit better, and I have an MRI booked for the 16th. So I'm hoping I can start swimming at least pretty soon. Being active again will help my motivation, as I find I always eat better when I'm working out. It's like my whole system needs to be symbiotic.

On the plus side, I'm not getting out as much, so I can't get drive-thru or buy new chocolate!

I'm right there with you Carolina! Commitment and/or burning out too fast. I'll hit it hard and heavy and lose 10lbs in about 2 weeks. Then I'll be exhausted, decide to take 'a little break' and end up giving up.

That's why I decided to start tracking my food right after the baby was born. Since I had a c-section, I couldn't get up and get going to quickly or I'd end up hurting. Since I'm not a fan of pain it's easy to stick to this rule. Plus tracking what I eat helps with nursing the baby (checking for food sensitivities, getting enough calories, etc.) It's also made me so much more aware of what I'm eating!

I've lost 20lbs in about 4 weeks (6lbs of that was 100% baby ;p) and my goal is to lose another 30. I'll start exercising twice a week in Jan. and we'll go from there. I'm really hoping to stick with it this time. Having you ladies here certainly helps!

Hi! My name is Tracy- I am new to MFP this week and also new to the post partum group! I am glad to have found you!

I gave birth 4 weeks ago today and sor far have lost 22 lbs most of that in the first two weeks PP. I would like to lose 50 more lbs at least, possibly a little more- I want to focus on 50 first then evaluate how I feel.... 30 of that is pregnancy weight 20 gained back before I got pregnant after I finished nursing school- stressful job hunting for 2 months!

I am eclusively breastfeeding and love it, though we will try to introduce a bottle with pumped breast milk tonight in preparation for going back to work in a month... I work part-time 2 days a week (24 hours).

I like the idea of watching sodium because we eat out a few times a week and I know I get more salt than I should! We also LOVE popcorn- we use and air popper and cooking spray, but I like a lot of salt on it! I am going to look back this week so far to see how I did.

My biggest struggle with weight loss has always been emotional eating.... I try to stuff bad feelings down, when urge hits it is really hard for me not to eat everything in sight.... I try to do other things to soothe, food seems to be the easiest and quickest way in my head- if I recognize it early I sometimes do something else, but there I plenty of times I over eat when I am sad, mad, stressed, or worried! I just keep trying and in the past over time I have made great progress, even if I takes longer than most people to lose I am ok with that.

I look forward to meeting/ chatting with other moms!

THIS WEEK'S POLL: What is your biggest weight loss struggle?

My biggest is issues are this:

1. Trying to find time for that 'third' workout. I workout with a trainer twice a week (because otherwise I wouldn't go to the gym). However, I can't afford to pay for three sessions and that third session would really help burn those extra calories. So I try to do it myself, but I have such a hard time leaving my family (because I love hanging out with the baby and my hubby) and then i get distracted doing stuff around the house, that I don't remember to do it.

2. Sugar intake seems to be my biggest calorie intake that I need to eliminate. I am doing Chobani Greek yogurts as my snacks during the day and they seem to keep me full inbetween meals because of their protein, but I realized today that their sugar count is way to high. Anyone have suggestions on better snacks that keep you full? Let me know!

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My biggest struggle is not planning my food. When I plan, and my schedule stays according to my plan, I do well with eating. But, if something changes, and I have to run out or be away from the house, I make TERRIBLE choices. I have been tracking my food diary and everyday that I have a bad day I see it is that I was running around, got hungry, and made a terrible food choice. I swear I wish fast food didn't exist. Then I would HAVE to think of something else, or bring my food with me everywhere. And the bad part is, we do that for our kids. As mothers we are programmed to pack a bag before you leave with drinks, snacks, etc for our little ones, but then we neglect ourselves.. So, in short, that's what I'm working on!.